It Won’t Last Forever

Purling Hiss “Fever”

Purling Hiss’ early stuff gave me the impression that they weren’t particularly interested in writing song-y songs, and were more about foregrounding the scuzzy surface of lo-fi garage rock. I don’t think that music worked very well, in large part because form is pretty important to that genre, and without it you lose the momentum that makes it exciting. I wonder if they came to that conclusion, because their new music is very structured and dynamic, and clearly built for thrills. All the sounds in “Fever” sound very hot – it’s all in the red so it’s hot in production terms, but also in vibe, because it feels like getting blasted with sunlight in a heatwave. But it’s the sort of too-hot that makes you feel extra alive, and everything about the song and the performances conveys reckless fun.

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